Graduate Theological Union

The Graduate Theological Union is the largest and most diverse partnership of seminaries and graduate schools in the United States, pursuing interreligious collaboration in teaching, research, ministry, and service. We offer a Center for Jewish Studies, a Center for Islamic Studies, and two programs — the Asia Project and Women’s Studies in Religion. Students can pursue the Ph.D., Th.D., and M.A., plus two joint Ph.D. programs with the University of California, Berkeley.

We are the place where religion meets the world.

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Letter from the President to the GTU Community

June 24, 2009

In the course of the last several months, many throughout the GTU and its member schools have raised questions about the depth of our consortial commitment to diversity and racial justice. The particular events prompting these questions were related to recent faculty and staff resignations and layoffs, and the resultant atmosphere of confusion, conflict, and pain is deeply troubling.

The questions raised call for us to take a deep look at our personal values and core institutional commitments.

Read Dr. Donahue's letter...

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GTU Board of Trustees Appoints New Chair and New Student Representative

Leach	Quick

The GTU Board of Trustees appointed Harold (Hal) T. Leach as its new Chair. Leach has served on the Board since 2005. He is the president of DCS, Inc. in Livermore, and Chief Operating Officer of Performant Financial Corporation. Leach says, “The Graduate Theological Union is a unique and exciting place where religion truly meets the world. We are developing local, national, and international leaders by fostering critical dialogue, enabling understanding, and bringing people of different religions and cultures together to find common ground on issues that will make the world a better place to live. I am honored to serve as the next Chair of the GTU’s Board of Trustees, and I look forward to vigorously addressing the opportunities and challenges we face in the coming years.”

The Board of Trustees appointed Danté Quick as its student representative. Quick is a PhD student in Systematic and Philosophical Theology. “I’m passionate about making theology practical for those in the ministry. GTU has put its resources behind me, and I want to return the service.”